The pruning time of loquat trees depends on the specific situation. As far as summer is concerned, loquat blooms and bears fruit mainly in summer shoots, while the summer shoots of adult trees are mostly sprouted by hidden buds at the base of the ear after fruit picking, and the flower bud differentiation belongs to the continuous type in summer and autumn. Therefore, in summer, it is best to prune the fruits immediately after picking and finish pruning before the end of August, so that loquat can sprout neat and robust summer buds from the end of August to the beginning of September and differentiate into flower buds as soon as possible.

Key points of loquat tree pruning:

1, young tree pruning

Small trees are generally not cut down, so that there can be more branches. Except for the main branch growing at a predetermined angle, all other branches were twisted and cut in a ring shape when the new branch stopped growing in July. Pull the non-main branches of the central trunk horizontally to promote early flowering.

2, adult tree pruning

Adult trees are mainly pruned in spring and summer. Pruning in spring is combined with fruit thinning in February and March, mainly thinning weak branches, dense branches and long branches. Summer pruning is carried out after fruit picking. Dense branches, twigs, pests and diseases are mainly deleted to improve the illumination, and some main branches that have moved out are recovered to keep the row spacing at 0.8- 1 m.

Pruning method of loquat tree

1, withdraw:

Cut off some perennial branches or branch regeneration buds, cut off diseased branches and dead branches, accumulate nutrients and restore the vitality of trees. This method is generally used for adult trees and old and weak trees.

2, refinement:

Cutting branches from roots is called thinning. This method is generally combined with flower thinning and fruit thinning during the growth and development of loquat fruit in early spring.

3. Wipe the bud:

Keep the direction right, the buds are thick and full, and remove the extra buds. Germination time is divided into 2-3 times, before germination in spring and autumn. Young trees should not be too heavy, otherwise it is easy to weaken the vitality of trees.

4. Shortcut:

Generally, according to the position, spacing and strength of fruit branches, leave 5-30cm for short cutting, and leave 5- 10cm for short cutting at the top of summer shoots to prevent branches from moving out, and the base is bare, and the short cutting of fruit branches at the side of summer shoots is longer.